Southampton kick off the new season with a mammoth first month, as they face matches against Liverpool and Manchester United scheduled before the end of August.

Saints fans will be optimistic about a first full season under Ralph Hasenhüttl, but things don’t start gently as his side face ​Burnley at Turf Moor on 11 August before a home match against ​Liverpool. After a south coast derby against Brighton and Hove Albion, Southampton face ​Manchester United in what will surely prove a great test of the Austrian’s mettle.

Matches against the ‘top six’ are relatively spread out across the season for the ​Saints, with the biggest tests occurring at the start and end of the season. The final run-in for the end of the season involves two south coast derbies against ​Brighton and then ​Bournemouth, before the closing match of the season against newly promoted ​Sheffield United.

Other standout fixtures include a boxing-day clash against ​Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, followed by a 1 January match away to ​T​ottenham.

Southampton 2019/20 Premier League Fixture List:

Saturday 11 August – Burnley (A)

Saturday 17 August – Liverpool (H)

Saturday 24 August – Brighton and Hove Albion (A)

​Saturday 31 August – Manchester United (H)

Saturday 14 September – Sheffield United (A)

Saturday 21 September – Bournemouth (H)

Saturday 28 September – Tottenham Hotspur (A)

Saturday 5 October – Chelsea (H)

Saturday 19 October – Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)

Saturday 26 October – Leicester City (H)

Saturday 2 November – Manchester City (A)

Saturday 9 November – Everton (H)

Saturday 23 November – Arsenal (A)

Saturday 30 November – Watford (H)

Wednesday 4 December – Norwich (H)

Saturday 7 December – Newcastle United (A)

Saturday 14 December – West Ham United (H)

Saturday 21 December – Aston Villa (A)

Thursday 26 December – Chelsea (A)

Saturday 28 December – Crystal Palace (H)

Wednesday 1 January – Tottenham Hotspur (H)

Saturday 11 January – Leicester City (A)

Saturday 18 January – Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)

Wednesday 22 January – Crystal Palace (A)

Saturday 1 February – Liverpool (A)

Saturday 8 February – Burnley (H)

Saturday 22 February – Aston Villa (H)

Saturday 29 February – West Ham United (H)

Saturday 7 March – Newcastle United (H)

Saturday 14 March – Norwich City (A)

Saturday 21 March – Arsenal (H)

Saturday 4 April – Watford (A)

Saturday 11 April – Manchester City (H)

Saturday 18 April – Everton (A)

Saturday 25 April – Manchester United (A)

Saturday 2 May – Brighton and Hove Albion (H)

Saturday 9 May – Bournemouth (A)

Sunday 17 May – Sheffield United (H)

Dates are subject to change due to yet to be confirmed TV broadcast scheduling